Shloka 51
अर्जुन-माहात्म्य-चिन्ता
Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Appraisal of Arjuna’s Strategic Supremacy
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ाभारत उद्योगपर्वके अन्तर्गत यानसंधिपवमें धृतराष्ट्रवाक्यविषयक इकक््यावनवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārata udyogaparvake antargata yānasaṃdhiparvaṇi dhṛtarāṣṭravākyaviṣayaka ekapañcāśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
இவ்வாறு ஸ்ரீமஹாபாரதத்தின் உத்யோகப் பர்வத்தில் உள்ள யான-ஸந்தி பர்வத்தில், துரிதராஷ்டிர வாக்கியத்தைச் சார்ந்த ஐம்பத்தொன்றாம் அத்தியாயம் நிறைவுற்றது।
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line is a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse: it teaches how the epic frames moral responsibility through speakers and sections. By closing a chapter explicitly tied to Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s words within a diplomacy-focused parvan, it highlights that ethical outcomes in the war’s prelude are shaped by counsel, speech, and the king’s choices.
The narrative is not advancing events here; the text is formally concluding the fifty-first chapter of the Yāna-saṃdhi portion of Udyoga Parva, identifying it as centered on Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s speech and signaling a transition to the next chapter.